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viii never be possible to con-
vince true Americans that your
demand for an Irish parliament
for Irish affairs IS not imperatiyely right
and just. They believe in the right of the
! people TO govern themselves. They see
in their own country forty-six different
! states and Territorial legislatures, besides
their federal congress. They see in Ger
maDy twentT-sly legislatures besides the
imperial parliament. They see in Austria
and Hungaria eighteen state legis-
latures besides two general parli-
aments. They see separate legisla-
lures in Norway and Sweden.
; Tley see a council-general in eighty
seven departments of France. They see
even in conquered AlsaCe and Lorraine g
legislative provincial committee. They
see besides the Dominion Parliament
| seven separate and distinct Legislatures
in Canada, and eight in Australia Why
then refuse u Parliament TO Ireland?
! Why? Old passions and resentments
msy suggest an answer; peace and
! patriotism cannot, and in spite Of peace
alone this testimonial is rendered not by
enemies, but by friends CT England's
best interest. In the spirit of peace il is
sure and soon to crown your efforts.
/ Accept it, peace and new strength Tor
England, peace and friendship between
England and America"
Walters having read the engrossed ad-
dress, MIR. Gladstone who made some
notes during the proceedings spoke with
great deliberation and feeling After
pralsing the beauty of the gift he said ne
did not think so much of what he de-
served Or might fairly claim, as of the
| profound ard irrepTessible interest Of
America in the great Irish cause. He
would not dwell upon himself further
| than to say, while in public life, praise
and blame came from al quarters freely.
! Praise generally came in q manner Of
| which for the most part public men could
not complain. The case Of America was
| peculiar in this respect. From America
he never had anything but the most gen
erouS treatment, unmiXed indulgence for
and appreciation Of whatever
! efforts it mad been in his power to make,
and the most generous Interpretation of
everything he had said or done and dis
position, outrunning alike his eXpecta
lions or wishes, to interpret his conduct,
not only wisely, but in manner which
the largest charity would scarcely suffice
to account for. lie would not dwell upon
personal matters which were of minor
importance on such an occasion but he
mad hardly greater consolation, than the
unanimous support he received in Amer
lea in the present struggle. Some Of
his countrymen, in g false position,
wherein they placed themselves, eX-
pressed q certain Jealousy of American
interference in English affairs. Was he
20, .Js,s = ,, Of
by an expression OF opinion in the affairs
Of another unjustiisble and intolerable?
II so, thGt sentence would fall heavily
upon England, because she had been in
terfering in eyeTvbOdy's concern through
ont the world, iustructing countries what
they ought to do and how to do it. It
was much too late, under these CirCum-
stances, to object to the con
duct Of Americans when they ven
tured to advise US on the Irish
question. 1t would be monstrous and
unnatural il Americans did not do it, for
feelings Of humanity required 1t at their
hands. It vas not merely IN expression
of opinion from America. England had
long been the recipient of American aims. |
This great, ancient and wealthy country
was not ashamed to partake of the !
growing wealth Of America. We receive |
American aims to tighten famine in Ire
land. 1t is our business Il possible TO |
prevent It or if it arises 10 bear the cost |
thereof. We have received American |.
aims not for that alone, but for
the removal from Ireland to happier |.
land Of large portion of population,
which Lord Salisbury recently designated |
as burdenSOme engagement upon the |
soil. While Americas operations and /
Temittances were confined TO those pur- !
poses, nobody complained, IN: we now
reached another period, when the SYM
patty of Americans took another form. |
The Irish people we're no longer lighting !
their battle through secret societies, They /
were no longer driven TO assert what |
they thought their rights by movement |
against public authority, but were fight |
Ing 4 great parliamentary contest, and |
they mad the support of hardly one in g |
hundred OF the property classes in Ireland. /
America had once more, to what extent .
he did not know for ne was ignorant OF /
the details, administered TO the wants Of ,
Ireland to enable her to assert her rights |
in s constitutional manner, Dy peCuniary
means absolutely inseparabIe from every
public operation or struggle. America
having done that, there were expressions
OF surprise, indignation and horror when
assertions Of foreign conspiracy cry
were raised. Give us your money for
our landlords, TO take away cur emigrGnts
Of whom we want TO get rid, to bear the
cost Of famine for which we ought to pro-
vide, and we will not complain, but assist
our fellow subjects to fight the battle of
liberty in accordance with our law and
constitution and immediately we indig-
nantly expostulate and complain TO the
world that you are interfering with Brit
ish institutions. He contended thet the
whole civilized world in its literature
favored the csuse of Ireland He had
challenged men who knew more than
himself to produce 8 single author OF re-
pute who did not severely and unmiti-
gatedly condemn the land. The challenge !
was unanswered. Criticising the coerc-
ion bill, Gladstone SAID it was passed by
men the majority of whom, when {
elected, opposed coercion, condemned
feature of the act and sup !
preston of societies in Ireland lie {
the American deputstiOn came i
It time of retrosction and retrcgression. {
There was one consolation. It was i'm {
possible that the love of liberty should 3
'ecede from the people. He believed the 5
people as represented by the present s
Parliament were q deceived and deluded j
.